Touching Parchment : Volume 1: Officials and Their Books.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK :
Open Book Publishers,
2023.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- PART I: Introduction
- 1. Feeling One's Way Through the Book
- I. Structure of the Book
- II. Damage
- III. A Haptic Approach
- 2. Ways of Touching Manuscripts
- I. Inadvertent Wear
- II. Targeted Wear
- Part II: Books and Authority
- 3. Swearing on Relics and Gospels
- I. Swearing on Gospels
- II. Proffering the Book
- 4. Kissing: From Relics to Manuscripts
- I. Kissing Missals
- II. A Brief History of the Missal
- III. Transformations of the Book
- IV. Printed Canon Pages
- 5. Swearing: From Gospels to Legal Manuscripts
- I. Last Judgment Imagery for Reinforcing Obligation
- II. Local Government: Customary Law Books
- III. The University: Old Proctors' Book
- IV.The Inquisition: Inquisitor's Manual
- 6. Performances Within the Church
- I. Choral Manuscripts
- II. Books and Holy Water
- III. Grand Obituary of Notre-Dame in Paris
- Conclusion: The Gloves Are Off
- Coda
- Index
- Bibliography
- Illustrations.